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1) Dwarfs
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An exploration of dwarves, covering where they live, the magical weapons they make, and their relationship to elves.
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Sovereign stone trilogy volume 2
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"Two centuries have passed since a piece of the Sovereign Stone - the portion belonging to the humans of Loerem - was lost. Now few on this world shared by many antagonistic races remember it ever existed. But there is one who can never forget: Gustav, a human Dominion Lord, who has made it his life's work to find the missing sacred artifact." "Success, however, costs Gustav dearly. Having at long last recovered the magical relic, he is set upon by...
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Twisted tales (Liz Braswell) volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
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Publisher Annotation: Mirror, Mirror: A Twisted Tale poses the question, what if the Evil Queen poisoned the prince? Following her beloved mother's death, the kingdom falls into the hands of Snow White's stepmother, commonly referred to as "the Evil Queen" by those she rules. Snow keeps her head down at the castle, hoping to make the best of her situation. But when new information about her parents resurfaces and a plot to kill her goes haywire, everything...
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Maybe the Moon, Armistead Maupin's first novel since ending his bestselling Tales of the City series, is the audaciously original chronicle of Cadence Roth -- Hollywood actress, singer, iconoclast and former Guiness Book record holder as the world's shortest woman. All of 31 inches tall, Cady is a true survivor in a town where -- as she says -- "you can die of encouragement." Her early starring role as a lovable elf in an immensely popular American...
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There has been no word from the courageous warrior Tungdil since the bitter struggle at the Black Abyss. Dragons, magicians, and the cruel alfar have advanced far into the kingdom Girdlegard, ruthless seizing vast areas of land. It seems that the dwarves are facing their next battle with very little hope of survival, but then the inexplicable happens.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 16
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Judy Lohden is your above-average sixteen-year-old-sarcastic and vulnerable, talented and uncertain, full of big dreams for a big future. With a singing voice that can shake an auditorium, she should be the star of Darcy Academy, the local performing arts high school. So why is a girl this promising hiding out in a seedy motel room on the edge of town? The fact that the national media is on her trail after a controversy that might bring down the...
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Legends of the First Empire volume 2
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"Age of Swords continues the epic story of the war between humankind and the elves--and of ordinary people becoming legendary heroes. It introduces a set of new characters: the dwarves, whose magical weaponcraft could decide the war. It's up to our heroes to win over the dwarves to the side of humankind...or else lose the war forever"--
10) Age of legend
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Legends of the First Empire volume 4
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"With Age of Myth, Age of Swords, and Age of War, fantasy master Michael J. Sullivan riveted readers with a tale of unlikely heroes locked in a desperate battle to save mankind. After years of warfare, humanity has gained the upper hand and has pushed the Fhrey to the edge of their homeland, but no farther. Now comes the pivotal moment. Persephone's plan to use the stalemate to seek peace is destroyed by an unexpected betrayal that threatens to hand...
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2002.
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J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved novel The hobbit has deep roots in European folklore, mythology, and language. As a reader's introduction to Tolkien's Middle-earth, it contains references to the ancient history of this imaginary world which, though rarely explained, contribute greatly to the effect of Tolkien's art. This revised and expanded edition of The annotated hobbit unobtrusively and authoritatively illuminates the novel's antecedents and curiosities....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"The evil queen asked the mirror on the wall who was the fairest of them all. And she expects it to say that she is... or else! So when the mirror replies Snow White is the fairest in all of the land, the evil queen is enraged! Find out what happens as this classic fairy tale comes to life with music and full-color illustrations"--Publisher's website.
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Spiderwick chronicles volume 4
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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After Mallory is kidnapped at her fencing meet, Jared and Simon search for her near an old quarry and find themselves amidst dwarves and goblins.
17) Truckers
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Bromeliad trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
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Reluctant to believe that there is a world outside the department store in which they live, Torrit, Dorcas, and the other nomes look to Masklin, a newly arrived "outsider," to lead them to a safe haven when the store goes out of business.
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A wily dwarf Bucino Teodoldo recounts fantastic escapades with his mistress, celebrated courtesan Fiammetta Bianchini. Escaping the 1527 sacking of Rome with just the clothes on their backs (and a few swallowed jewels in their bellies), Fiammetta and Bucino seek refuge in Venice. Starved, stinking, her beauty destroyed, Fiammetta despairs but through cunning, will, Bucino's indefatigable loyalty and the magic of a mysterious blind healer called La...
19) The Minpins
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Ignoring warnings against it, little Billy enters the Forest of Sins, only to be pursued by the fearsome Grinder, a creature who chases him high up an ancient tree, where he encounters a city of tree-dwelling, matchstick-sized people.
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Five hundred kingdoms volume 5
Pub. Date
[2010]
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Rosa believes that for every princess there's a prince, stepmothers should never be trusted, and bad things come to those who break with Tradition. When she is pursued by a murderous huntsman and then captured by dwarves, her beliefs go up in smoke. Sometimes a princess has to create her own happy ending...